“老板娘”有两层含义,英文翻译要看情况:
1、boss's wife(指老板的妻子时);
2、female boss(指女老板时)。
单词解释:
①boss
英 [bɒs] 美 [bɔs]
n.老板,上司; 领袖,首领; [机]轴套,套筒;
vt.当…的首领; 管理,指挥;
vi.当首领; 发号施令;
adj.<俚>很好的,一流的;
②wife
英 [waɪf] 美 [waɪf]
n.妻子,太太; 夫人,老婆; 已婚妇女;
③female
英 [ˈfi:meɪl] 美 [ ˈfiˌ滚闭mel]
adj.女性的; 雌性的; 能结大誉裂果实的; 电气设备虚游阴的
n.女人; 雌性动物; 雌性植物,雌株;
例句:
①The boss's wife keeps interfering, or the matter would already have been settled.
要不是老板娘从中作梗,事情早就办成了。
②Everyone knows that the boss's wife is sharp - tongued, and no one dares provoke her.
大家都知道老板娘嘴刁,谁都不敢惹她。
③Xia heart has not satisfied, but did not dare to offend the young female boss.
夏宁心有不服,但也不敢得罪这位年轻的女老板。
相关句子:
①Female secretary and agreeable tells a female boss: " Your garage did not close good. "
女秘书婉转的告诉女老板: “ 你的车库没关好。 ”
②Jackson said her female boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily.
杰克逊说她的女老板情绪越来越低落,又开始拼命抽烟了。
③It was clear to me that he respected his boss.
在我看来他显然很尊重他的上司。